秦政站在大殿中央，脚下是冰凉的玉石地砖，头顶是金碧辉煌的藻井，阳光透过高处的窗口，在他身上投下一片斑驳的光晕。他穿一身玄色龙袍，胸前是金黄的龙纹，袖口宽大，显得有些空荡。新皇登基，按照规矩，他得在这里坐上一个时辰，接受文武百官的朝拜，然后才能去乾清宫处理政务。

可他现在，心里乱得很。

脑子里全是水儿那张笑脸。

水儿是谁？一个在御花园里种花的宫女，姓柳，名儿也叫柳水儿。这名字，听着就挺软，挺水灵的。他记得她第一次见到他的时候，就笑得眼睛弯弯的，像月牙儿，“皇帝哥哥，您可算来了。”

他当时正在御花园里溜达，躲开那些烦人的朝臣。谁知道一抬头，就看见个穿着绿裙的小丫头，正捧着一捧月季花冲他笑。他当时就觉得，这小丫头，眼睛亮亮的，心里也亮亮的。

从那以后，他只要得空，就会去御花园找水儿。跟她聊聊天，听她讲讲宫里宫外的事，有时候还会帮她一起种花。水儿什么也不懂，就懂种花，她说她喜欢看花儿开放的样子，喜欢看阳光透过花叶洒在地上。

Hearing her talk about flowers was like listening to a lullaby, making his mind calm. He was a man who had killed and killed, who had experienced the ups and downs of power, but at that moment, he felt that his heart was very quiet.

But now he couldn't.

He just ascended the throne, now he has the fate of the country in his hands. There are too many things to do, too many people waiting for him to see. But his mind keeps wandering, wandering to that little face, that soft laugh.